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All Things Star Trek — Page 74
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I don't normally get upset when famous people die but I keep tearing up at random. The only other time this happened tome was when Liz Sladen from Doctor Who died so suddenly. This is a really said day.
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Wow.
He was such a significant part of my childhood.
I enjoyed every film I saw that he directed. A long list of accomplishments
It didn't seem like he could ever go. He seemed like a Vulcan, living for hundreds of years.
Like a pioneer, into the dark beyond the furthest frontier.
RIP and Resurrection To Glory, Mr. Nimoy.
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If you can't tell from my avatar, Spock left a big impression on me.
Some might say it was illogical.
The last time I felt sad about a celebrity death was Robin Williams. This is that magnified 1000x. Never has a character influenced me so deeply and for so long. I only wish I could have thanked him in person.
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SilverWook said:
Damn it, now you've made me sad.
I'd rather prefer to keep this image in mind:
“That Darth Vader, man. Sure does love eating Jedi.”
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Beyond Shatner, George Takei, Walter Koenig, and Nichelle Nichols are all still alive. Oh, and so is Grace Lee Whitney.
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As Nimoy was there from the very beginning, I was hoping he would be around for the 50th anniversary. It will be a tad bittersweet now.
I watched The Menagerie a few weeks back, and I still marvel at how they integrated The Cage into the show's continuity. As I kid, I really thought they made up new costumes and changed the sets to show what happened during Pike's command. And Spock really does look a lot younger in The Cage.
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One of the things that I think surprises some people is just how funny Nimoy could be and I think that helped him add depth to the character of Spock, he didn't fall into the trap so many characters of his type do of not being able to understand jokes. He may not have laughed but he knew when someone was making one and he could fire back at McCoy and that just gave the character a whole new level that went beyond him just being the stoic alien who didn't understand humans but was super smart.
Nimoy did enjoy comedy and could be a really funny guy. I remember in one of his books he said that he thought a lot of the best McCoy/Spock scene could be rewritten for Abet and Costello. He then proceeded to rewrite Who's on First for Spock and McCoy. I laughed really hard when I read that as a kid.
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I wonder if they ever performed that at a con?
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I wish it had been, that would have been amazing.
http://comicbook.com/2015/03/01/william-shatner-responds-to-criticism-over-being-unable-to-atten/
Good for him, I would have chosen the fund raiser too. I think the best way to honor the memory of someone is to do the most good you can with your own life.
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Kobayashi Maru, indeed. It's a charity event. Some people have a lot of balls, (the mostly anonymous online kind) to knock him over this.
The NY Daily News is a rag not fit to be bird cage liner anyway.
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I don't know. Its a difficult situation. While I understand his reasons, the Red Cross will have many fundraisers while Leonard Nimoy will have only one funeral. Nevertheless, people should not act like he is missing the funeral for a day at the beach.
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SilverWook said:
Kobayashi Maru, indeed.
But he beat the Kobayashi Maru ; )
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Warbler said:
SilverWook said:
Kobayashi Maru, indeed.
But he beat the Kobayashi Maru ; )
Yes, but the current dilemma is a "no win" scenario no matter what choice he makes.
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Life imitates Art, I suppose.
In the end of The Wrath of Khan, of course, Kirk didn't beat the Kobayashi Maru. He couldn't escape the no-win scenario. That was the whole point of the film.
And when he tried to change the outcome in Star Trek III, he lost the Enterprise and his son as a result.... but he did succeed in getting Spock back, which was the goal of his quest.
Kirk himself put it best, I think:
"And yet, in the midst of our sorrow it should be noted that this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world..."
But then, in The Voyage Home, Kirk was surprised by another reward, his secret heart's desire:
A demotion to Captain.... and a new Enterprise, almost exactly the same as his old one.
"All right, Mr. Sulu. Let's see what she's got."
“That Darth Vader, man. Sure does love eating Jedi.”
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Probably a coincidence, but The Undiscovered Country was on Sci Fi today.
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SilverWook said:
Warbler said:
SilverWook said:
Kobayashi Maru, indeed.
But he beat the Kobayashi Maru ; )
Yes, but the current dilemma is a "no win" scenario no matter what choice he makes.
yeah, no way to cheat this time.
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Except by doing this.
http://newsthump.com/2015/02/28/william-shatner-steals-space-shuttle-to-search-for-reborn-leonard-nimoy/
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Yeah, I think they got that idea from an old Trek novel set before TMP, where Kirk inspects the ongoing 1701 refit by taking a ride in the real Space Shuttle Enterprise, which has been restored and retrofitted with 23rd century propulsion.
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That reminds me that I should read some of my star trek novels I recently bought.
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LOL!
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
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No. Just No.
Nobody sang The Bunny Song in years…
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Not as disturbing as that K/S video set to a certain Nine Inch Nail song.
And let's face it, TOS had a lot of kinky things they got past the censors. ;)
I couldn't find a shot of the pulsating throbbing "root" Nona uses to cure Kirk of the Mugatu bite. ;)
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